Webinars
Consumer behavior and healthy diets: International Academy (IAFoST) Scientific Roundtable Discussion (SRD)
This roundtable discussion organized by the academy council will discuss the role of consumer perceptions, food habits, cultural influences, gender, socio-economic and other factors including poverty and urbanization on food choices and food consumption patterns and their effects on nutrition and health including diet-related, non-communicable diseases, and the need for advocacy and public enlightenment on […]
Sign-Up: IWRA Master Classes on Water Cooperation & Diplomacy
The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) in collaboration with the Universities Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy (UPWCD), are excited to launch a new online series of master classes on Water Cooperation & Diplomacy that will take place on the months of July, September and early October this year. This series of ten weekly classes (see indicative programme here), will […]
The Role of Sustainable Intensification for Achieving Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
By 2050, the world’s population could grow to 9.7 billion, food demand is expected to increase by 50% and global demand for grains such as maize, rice, and wheat could increase by 70%. In Africa, food insecurity has been rising in recent years and the continent is not on track to eliminate hunger by 2030. […]
Sustainable food cultures: how our appetites can transform our cities
Description: Food cultures in urban spaces are ever-shifting and are expressed in both tangible and intangible ways. As Africa’s urban population is rapidly growing, the question around ‘what is on the menu’ of urban dwellers is increasingly becoming important to understand and address. This is because of the powerful and intricate way in which choices […]
International Water Association (IWA) Webinar on Earth Observation technologies for water quality management
The International Water Association Webinar on Earth Observation technologies for water quality management, featuring GEO AquaWatch Director Steve Greb and GEO AquaWatch Management Team member Blake Schaeffer, is taking place on 21st July 2021 at 15:00 CEST. DESCRIPTION Across various parts of the water sector – from water treatment plants to hydropower to aquaculture – preparing and […]
Strengthening Water-Energy-Food Nexus to expand small-scale farmer-led irrigation solutions for climate-friendly and more resilient food systems
Session Description: On the occasion of the UNFSS 2021 Pre-Summit July 26 and 28, we would like to announce and cordially invite you to the affiliated session organized by WE4F, IWMI, World Bank, FAO, and WFP: Strengthening Water-Energy-Food Nexus to expand small-scale farmer-led irrigation solutions for climate-friendly and more resilient food systems. This event is […]
1st Virtual Water Energy Food (WEF) Nexus Masterclass for Southern Africa
The WEF Nexus Winter Masterclass will introduce the state-of-the-art nexus research, presenting completed and currently ongoing cutting-edge approaches from various WEF nexus projects in the region and from abroad. The Masterclass will be novel and innovative and will draw specifically on outputs from the WEFTools project (https://wef-tools.un-ihe.org/project). Although some conceptual and theoretical background to the […]
The WEFE nexus approach: International experiences and potential for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
We’re collaborating with the Transboundary Rivers of South Asia (TROSA), OXFAM, and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Water Convention, in organizing this webinar to increase understanding of the WEFE nexus framework, its methods and practices, its implementation in the HKH region and beyond, and its applicability in the HKH, particularly in a transboundary context. Objectives Share […]
World Water Week 2021
World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues and in 2021 it will be held as a digital event 23-27 August. The Week attracts participants from more than 130 countries and with many different professional backgrounds. World Water Week is a non-profit event, co-created together with leading organizations. It offers an unusual mix of participants and perspectives, with sessions on a broad array of water-related […]
Achieving resilience through the water, food and climate nexus: The Feed Africa Imperative
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) cordially invites you to a virtual session on "Achieving resilience through the water, food, and climate nexus: The Feed Africa Imperative" -a virtual forum in commemoration of the 2021 World Water Week. Date: 23 August 2021 Time: 1pm – 3pm (GMT) Venue: Zoom Keynote Speakers: Dr. Martin Fregene, Director, […]